Where does “syöksytorvi” come from?
syöksytorvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish syöksy, from Finnish syöstä, from Proto-Finnic sööstäk, from Proto-Finnic -stak.
syöksytorvi (Finnish): downspout, drainpipe, leader
Definitions
- downspout, drainpipe, leader
Ancestry of “syöksytorvi”, step by step
syöksytorvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish syöksy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | syöksy | rush, swoop; dive; ejection |
| 2 | Finnish | syöstä | to throw, plunge; to spew out, belch |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | sööstäk | to push in, to plunge into; to spew, to boil over |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -stak | — |
via Finnish torvi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | torvi | horn; tube or pipe, especially one that widens in... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | torvi | horn; tube, pipe |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | táwros | wild bull, aurochs |